This book is developed to help teach curriculum through the use of movement and dance, while giving students a chance to use their creative problem-solving skills. The text describes a step-by-step process through which instructor and students can learn to transform academic concepts into actions and dances. Theoretical information is also included to demonstrate how movement-based teaching strategies connect with popular education theories such as Cooperative Learning, the Multiple Intelligences, Brain-Based Learning, Learning Styles and the Zone of Proximal Development. Examples of movement-based lessons appropriate for elementary and middle school students are described along with a glossary that defines movement related terms. Contents include: (1) Connecting Movement, Dance and Academics; (2) Introducing the Learning Tools; (3) Transforming Concepts and Ideas Into Movement; (4) Teaching Through Dance-Making; (5) Learning to Connect Dance-Making and Thinking; (6) Creating Movement-Based Lessons; and (7) The Mind-Body Connection and Literacy.